Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Rotator Cuff 8 - anatomy, MRI, Ultrasound, and surgery

Dear Readers
I'll be off line for a bit, but wanted to share a few rotator cuff illustrations with you before I go.
Here's what the rotator cuff looks like from within the joint.
Here's a cuff tear shown on ultrasound.
Here's a cuff tear shown on MRI
Here's a repairable rotator cuff tear.
Here's an irrepairable rotator cuff tear.
Here's a wild buck steelhead



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Here are some videos that are of shoulder interest
Shoulder arthritis - what you need to know (see this link).
How to x-ray the shoulder (see this link).
The ream and run procedure (see this link).
The total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The cuff tear arthropathy arthroplasty (see this link).
The reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The smooth and move procedure for irreparable rotator cuff tears (see this link).
Shoulder rehabilitation exercises (see this link).